Research Assistantship FUNDING Application

This form is to apply for funding for a research assistantship that you have already been offered by a Sewanee faculty member. The deadline to apply for funding for RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS with Sewanee faculty is MARCH 1.

* This application is to apply for research assistantships with Sewanee faculty. All other internship funding can be applied for by April 1 here.

Number of hours per week that you will be working (32 hours per week min.)
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No part-time research assistantships will be funded.

Check the box if you will you need campus housing in Sewanee this summer:

Yes, I need campus housing

Check the box if you are an international student:

Yes, I am an international student

DOCUMENT UPLOADS/SUBMISSION

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1. RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP FUNDING PROPOSAL (guidelines available under the FAQ on this webpage.
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Please submit a well-written and carefully-edited 2-page proposal (12-pt, double-spaced text, normal margins.) Include your name and page number in the upper right corner (header) of all pages. If necessary, the proposal can be up to 3 pages. The proposal should contain the following sections:

1) Introduction: The introduction should provide a clear but concise overview of the current state of knowledge in the area of investigation. This should include recent literature results as well as preliminary data/information you may have already generated. Introduce the specific questions/hypotheses you will address and show why they are important.

2) Statement of objectives: The statement of objectives should provide a detailed list of the major goals you will achieve. It should clearly show what will be learned via the study to be undertaken. It may include a restatement and expansion of the questions to be tested; for example, it may be useful to split an overarching question asked in the introduction into smaller questions that will be specifically tested/answered.

3) Plan of work: The plan of work should provide enough detail in non-technical language to convince the proposal reviewers that the questions can and will be answered through the proposed study. It may be appropriate to include details about specific experiments that will be done or texts that will be consulted. In both cases, a strong proposal will anticipate the outcomes of a line of inquiry and offer alternative approaches in cases where the problems are anticipated. This section of the proposal should also include a realistic timeline for the project that convinces the reviewers that the project is feasible in the time available.

4) A statement of impact: The statement of impact should address both the intrinsic intellectual merit of the project and its broader impacts. The intellectual merit can be demonstrated via answers to the following questions: How does the proposed activity advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields? To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts? In stating the broader impacts the applicant should consider the following questions: What are the expected products of the proposed work (presentations, publications, etc.)? What is educational benefit of the proposed work to the applicant? How will the proposed work advance the applicant’s career development?

2. RESUME or CV

Resume/CV
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3. REFERENCE LIST

A list (not a letter) of 2-4 references, with at least one faculty member.

Reference List
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4. LETTER OF CONFIRMATION

Letter/email/form of confirmation
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Submit a letter/email/online form of confirmation by your faculty advisor. If you choose the email option, please attach the actual entire email including all headings and signatures.

The letter/email of confirmation should confirm that you have been offered the unpaid research assistantship and it needs to include:
1) the faculty advisor's name, department, phone number and email address;
3) the dates and/or the number of weeks for the internship; and
4) a brief description of the research assistant's responsibilities.

* Without a confirmation letter/email/form, it is highly likely that your application will not be given full consideration and it will be waitlisted. If you do not yet have your letter of confirmation, please attach a letter to Career & Leadership Development to explain the situation.

All Sewanee students who receive University funding are required to attend the Internship Preparation Meeting on Sunday, April 29 from 2-3:30 p.m. Please set aside this time in case your proposal is selected for funding.
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